The Ghost of Forever: Gothic Romance Novel by Jane Winston Read Free Book Online

Chapter 1
     
    Once a long time ago, I was in love with a guy who was as close to perfect as I have ever seen. He was the heartthrob of our group. I never expected a tragedy would ever come because I loved him. We were both very young at the time.
     
    We just looked at one another. There was no smiling at all; that was our daily routine. Years ended up passing and as soon as we knew it, we were now seniors. 2 months before our prom, he had spoken to me for the very first time.
     
    He was asking me if I could accompany him as his date for the event and I said yes. I still didn’t' know why he had asked me that question. The day before our prom, one of his friends had told me that my crush was admiring me the entire time.
     
    I didn't tell my crush what his friends had told me because at that time, I was thinking that he had to have been joking around. Our prom ended up coming. He looked so handsome. I didn't expect that he would actually ask me to dance and tango with him.
     
    I was speechless. I stood up as he ended up touching my hand. I didn't know what I had to do. He just ended up putting his hands on my waist as we began dancing.
     
    Then, suddenly....."I love you Lizzie. Will you be my girlfriend?"
     
    I was shocked at that exact moment. I didn't expect that he felt the same way that I did. I felt this happiness as if I was the luckiest person in the entire world. The boy that I loved had confessed that he loved me as well.
     
    As people said, dreams do come true. "Yes Larry, I will do it!"
     
    Happiness could be seen from his face. He held up my hand tightly. After the song, we both ended up sitting together while holding one another's hands. We both talked about our relationship. He kept saying, "I love you!"
     
    We both made a commitment to one another and we promised we would love each other for the rest of my life. After our prom, our life began as a couple. All of the kids in the school knew what we did have.
     
    One afternoon, I was walking through the isle going home. He said he would follow me because he had some work to finish up at school. I saw a bunch of gang bangers on the other side. They all ended up coming towards me and cornering me.
     
    One of them began touching me, but Larry came. He was following me the entire time as they began fighting. I started to weep, for I had no idea what to do. I was scared of what would happen to Larry and me.
     
    Then suddenly, one of the men ended up getting a knife and pointing it towards my boyfriend. I was terrified. When he was about to stab him, I pushed my boyfriend away as the boy ended up hitting me. It hurt. It hurt really badly as the men away leaving us both hurt.
     
    When I fell, Larry caught me. He was kneeling on the floor with me inside of his arms while my hand was on my chest. I couldn't breathe properly any longer. My senses weren't responding as my sight began blurring and my heart was now beating emphatically.
     
    I could feel way too much blood escaping my chest. He cried, "Lizzie. Please, do not leave me!"
     
    That was the first time I had ever seen him cry as I gave him a weak smile as a sign that I would never give up. Then, I ended up closing my eyes.
     
     

Chapter 2
     
    I felt a horrifying pain in my chest. I moved my fingers slowly because some of the parts of my body were still hurting. I slowly opened up my eyes and I saw a rather bright light. Am I in heaven? I blinded while wandering my eyes around the room and I noticed that I was at a hospital.
     
    I saw my mother shocked when she ended up entering the room. She rushed towards me and ended up hugging me slowly. I hugged her back. She was sobbing as I moved her away from me so that I could ask her what happened.
     
    She wiped her tears while facing me as she said, "Mom. Why am I here?"
     
    She replied, "You were hit badly by a knife on your chest."
     
    "Where is Larry?" When I asked that question, my heart beat ended up skipping a beat. It was like I had a horrible